UWF rolls into quarterfinals

Rematch with No. 1 Armstrong next for Final Four berth

1:27 AM,
Nov. 17, 2012

University of West Florida forward Shelby Bush, right, puts a header into the back of the net over Tampa goalkeeper Kori Butterfield in the second half of their NCAA Division II match Friday at the UWF Soccer Complex.

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Bob Heist
| bheist@pnj.com

Chelsea Palmer laughed about it afterward, but the frustration was evident Friday afternoon when the University of West Florida women's soccer team forward missed an open net, clanking a crossing shot off the post.

Postseason dreams have ended under worse situations, but with UWF holding off Tampa, 1-0, and the South Region title at stake in the NCAA Division II tournament, missed opportunities could prove costly.

Exactly 59 seconds later, though, Palmer found Shelby Bush for a sensational, flying header on a corner kick with 18:29 left on the game clock, and tension was on its way to ...